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Charles Babbage

                                                       
                                                                                                          Charles Babbage
 FRS (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. He was a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, who is best remembered now for originating the concept of a programmable computer.

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